Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Dipped at one time but silvery with a veil of light gray. Typical weakness on the rim dentils.

Fully struck and extraordinarily clean with thick, creamy mint frost. Basically brilliant with just a hint of luster. Struck with technical exactness

This is a lovely, radiant Gem, both sides being essentially blue toned with frosty, luster and a few patches of warm brown toning. Struck with systema

A very lovely example of this O-mint date and carrying an splendid grade. The obverse is lustrous and is toned light gold on a base of neutral gray. T

A lustrous example, fully struck with rippling deep steel to blue color. Not to be confused with the more readily available Proof of 1863, the busines

A satiny sky-blue toned gem with strong underlying luster. Nicely struck, though not fully so; 1872-S never has the depth of detail in the figure of L

Sleek surfaces underlie the original toning of this sharply made, carefully preserved seated Half Dime, among the scarcer late-date issues in the seri

Half Dimes are quite desirable with this meticulous strike on the figure of Liberty, her shield (often weak, even on the Proofs), and throughout the w

Having only a bare 1,000 mintage in Proof, the 1870 is well represented in the lower levels up to Proof 64, but then becomes quite scarce above this.

A toned gem of the finest order. Razor-sharp devices enhance the rich old-silver tones that grace the surfaces of this beautiful Proof. Only 1,000 pie

Pleasant silver satin surfaces display lots of luster underneath well developed toning. The color shades from light silvery golden in the center to de

Smooth matte-gray surfaces on both sides, somewhat granular in places but generally quite nice and original for such a scarce early Bust Dime. This re

The obverse was cleaned or lightly wiped, although this may still be one that can be graded at a main service (we choose the conservative approach). L

Mintage of 65,180 consigns this to the scarce aisle; as later impressions have shattered dies, this die pairing must have been abandoned earlier than

This example has shimmering milky gray surfaces and natural toning, with heavy mint frost throughout the fields, covering the devices, and charming th

Attractive light steel to russet toning with a few tinges of colorful iridescence. Well struck for the issue; clean surface as well.

An attractive specimen with luster that practically bounds from the toned surfaces. Well established toning includes traces of champagne-rose and ant

Nicely toned steel to gunmetal blue.

Deeply lustrous surfaces are almost hidden under rich brown and antique gray toning. Nicely struck for the date, however, with all shield and wreath d

Decades ago the 1844 date was hoarded by a popular writer from Kansas City named Frank Ross, who then fed specimens from his stockpile into the market